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Neh: Picturing America: Saint Gaudens: Robert Shaw Memorial [Pdf]
Analysis of a memorial sculpture dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of African Americans recruited for service in the Union Army.
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Neh: Picturing America: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Quilts [Pdf]
Examples of quilts produced across two centuries puts particular emphasis on Crazy quilt patterning and on quilts produced by Amish quilters.
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Neh: Picturing America: State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio [Pdf]
Information about the design and construction of Ohio's capitol building.
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Neh: Picturing America: Bingham: The County Election [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of "The County Election," a well-known painting by Bingham of democracy in action in 1852 America.
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Neh: Picturing America: Cassatt: The Boating Party [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic mother-and-child composition by Cassatt communicate the essential qualities of her work.
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Neh: Picturing America: Hassam: Allies Day, May 1917 [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Childe Hassam.
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Neh: Picturing America: Hopper: House by the Railroad [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic composition by Edward Hopper.
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Neh: Picturing America: Van Alen: Chrysler Builder [Pdf]
Information about the design and construction of the Chrysler Building, an example of art deco architecture.
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Neh: Picturing America: Wright: Fallingwater [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of Fallingwater, one of Wright's best-known designs for a private residence.
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Neh: Picturing America: Sheeler: American Landscape [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic composition by Charles Sheeler.
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Neh: Picturing America: Stella: Brooklyn Bridge [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Joseph Stella.
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Neh: Picturing America: Lawrence: Migration Series, No. 57 [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work from Lawrence's "Migration Series."
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Neh: Picturing America: Rockwell: Freedom of Speech [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Norman Rockwell inspired by Franklin's state-of-the-union address delivered in 1941.
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Neh: Picturing America: Benton: Sources of Country Music [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Thomas Hart Benton.
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Neh: Picturing America: Bearden: The Dove [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Romare Bearden.
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Neh: Picturing America: Lange: Migrant Mother [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Dorothea Lange, who documented the affects of the Great Depression on the American poor.
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Neh: Picturing America: Puryear: Ladder for Booker T. Washington [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Martin Puryear.
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Neh: Picturing America: Diebenkorn: Cityscape I [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Richard Diebenkorn.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank
Students will explore Anne Frank in historical context in World War II. Lesson 2 explores Anne Frank as a writer, and students will have the opportunity to practice Anne's writing strategies.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance
"In this instructional activity, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution." "includes images which should be reviewed in advance for their potential impact on students."
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Neh: Edsit Ement: On the Home Front
A lesson plan that will enable students to experience the at-home, non-combatant roles that young people played during WWII.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: My Piece of History
These social study lesson plans guide students into understanding the historical significance of objects from the past.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Hieroglyphs (Lesson Plan)
Students learn about one of the oldest writing systems, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and then create their own hieroglyphics.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Scroll Paintings (Lesson Plan)
Students apply knowledge about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and work collaboratively with classmates creating scroll paintings in this lesson. The Book of the Dead is referred to in teaching students about Ancient Egypt and...